TY - BOOK AU - Bernstein,Stephen AU - Bernstein,Ruth TI - Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Elements of Statistics I: Differential Statistics and Probability SN - 0070050236 AV - QA276.2 .B42 1998 PY - 1999/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Statistics KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Outlines, syllabi, etc N1 - Includes index; Mathematics Required for Statistics. Characteristics of the Data. Populations, Samples, and Statistics. Descriptive Statistics: Organizing the Data Into Tables. Descriptive Statistics: Graphing the Data. Descriptive Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency, Average Value, and Location. Descriptive Statistics: Measures of Dispersion. Probability: The Classical, Relative Frequency, Set Theory, and Subjective Interpretations. Probability: Rules for Multiplication and Division, Marginal Probabilities and Bayes' Theorem, Tree Diagrams and Counting Rules. Random Variables, Probability Distributions, Cumulative Distribution Functions, and Expected Values N2 - Specially designed for nonmathematics majors, this study guide thoroughly reviews the math needed to understand statistics. And it includes - and solves step by step - scores of the kinds of problems that come up in such fields as anthropology, biology, business, earth sciences, government, medicine, psychology, and sociology. A perfect supplement to the leading textbooks, students will also find this book ideal for independent study. Supplementary questions aid self testing ER -